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Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar
Born: 6 April 1956, Rajapur, Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Staffordshire, India.
Known As: Dilip Vengsarkar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Auckland, 1st Test, 1975/76
Last Test: India v Australia at Perth, 5th Test, 1991/92
ODI Debut: India v New Zealand at Christchurch, 1st ODI, 1975/76
Last ODI: India v South Africa at New Delhi, 3rd ODI, 1991/92
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1987
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 116 185 22 6868 166 42.13 17 35 78 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 7.5 1 36 0 - - 0 0 - 4.59
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 129 120 19 3508 105 34.73 67.73 1 23 37 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1 0 4 0 - - 0 0 - 4.00
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1975/76 - 1991/92)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 260 390 52 17868 284 52.86 55 87 179 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 199 126 1 126.00 1-31 0 0 199.0 3.79
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1975/76 - 1991/92)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 174 162 25 4835 105 35.29 1 35 51 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 12 8 0 - - 0 0 - 4.00
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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He burst upon the scene as a talented teenager when he scored a breezy
110 for Bombay against the Rest of India in the Irani Trophy match at
Nagpur in 1975, in the process taking a heavy toll of Bedi and
Prasanna, then at their peak. On his immense potential, he was
straightaway inducted into the Indian team but success was rather slow
in coming. It was not until the tour of Australia in 1977-78 that
Dilip Vengsarkar established himself in the side and for the next 15
years he was one of the batting bulwarks. Tall and slimly built,
Vengsarkar was basically an elegant strokeplayer but on his day which was often - he could be a tormentor of even the strongest
attacks. He was India's No 3 for many years and from that pivotal
position guided the fortunes of the country's batting for more than a
decade.
From the late 70s to the late 80s, Vengsarkar was among the best
batsmen in the country and, during a purple patch in the 80s, he was
very nearly the leading player in the world. From 1986 to 1988, in 16
Tests, he scored eight hundreds. Vengsarkar's best known feat of
course is being the first to score three hundreds against England at
Lord's. A superb player of the drive, Vengsarkar could also pull
effortlessly and hook fearlessly. With Sunil Gavaskar he holds the
Indian record for the second wicket in Tests - 344 unbroken against
West Indies at Calcutta in 1978-79. He led the country in ten Tests,
but lost the captaincy in 1989 following a controversial tour to the
USA to play some festival matches. He lost his place in the side
temporarily and though brought back for a few games in the early 90s
he was never really the same commanding player. At the time of his
retirement in 1992, he was second only to Gavaskar in runs and
centuries scored in Tests. He now runs the Elf cricket academy in
Mumbai.(Partab Ramchand)
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